ABSTRACT

First Published in 1998. In this highly fragmented culture of ours books are needed to integrate fields of interest ordinarily considered separately, to state their common problems and to deal with their differences in the light of other criteria than the separate functions and local loyalties of the special interests in themselves. This book was originated with that purpose in mind. Specifically this book deals with the practical dualism of our modern morals. With the traditional Christian ethic at one pole and the variegated, often contradictory assemblage of practices and precepts of our secular life at the other, it has never been co-ordinated or made intelligible from within.

chapter Chapter I|7 pages

Introduction

By the Authors

part I|93 pages

Liberalism and Christianity

chapter Chapter II|11 pages

Religion and Morality in Social Life

chapter Chapter III|20 pages

Christianity and Ethics

chapter Chapter IV|18 pages

Liberal Ethics

chapter Chapter V|19 pages

Politics and Ethics in Free Society

chapter Chapter VI|25 pages

Economics and Political Ethics

part II|82 pages

Economic Ideals of Liberal Christianity

chapter Chapter VII|6 pages

Has Christianity an Economic Responsibility?

chapter Chapter IX|14 pages

Christian Social Ideals

chapter Chapter X|12 pages

Economic Implications of Christian Social Ideals

chapter Chapter XI|8 pages

American Economic Life—An Appraisal

chapter Chapter XII|12 pages

Economic Intentions of Christianity

chapter Chapter XIII|19 pages

The Churches and Economic Reconstruction

part III|34 pages

Discussion and Critical Comments

chapter Chapter XIV|18 pages

Discussion of Merriam's Essay by Knight

chapter Chapter XV|16 pages

Discussion of Knight's Essay by Merriam